diff --git a/interface/src/project/EMSESPSettingsController.tsx b/interface/src/project/EMSESPSettingsController.tsx
index a32000582..7f43397de 100644
--- a/interface/src/project/EMSESPSettingsController.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/project/EMSESPSettingsController.tsx
@@ -248,6 +248,18 @@ function EMSESPSettingsControllerForm(props: EMSESPSettingsControllerFormProps)
                 onChange={handleValueChange('syslog_host')}
                 margin="normal"
             />
+            <TextValidator
+                validators={['required', 'isNumber', 'minNumber:0', 'maxNumber:65535']}
+                errorMessages={['Port is required', "Must be a number", "Must be greater than 0 ", "Max value is 65535"]}
+                name="syslog_port"
+                label="Syslog Port (default 514)"
+                fullWidth
+                variant="outlined"
+                value={data.syslog_port}
+                type="number"
+                onChange={handleValueChange('syslog_port')}
+                margin="normal"
+            />
             <SelectValidator name="syslog_level"
                 label="Syslog Log Level"
                 value={data.syslog_level}
diff --git a/interface/src/project/EMSESPtypes.ts b/interface/src/project/EMSESPtypes.ts
index 8fddcb7db..d79525c55 100644
--- a/interface/src/project/EMSESPtypes.ts
+++ b/interface/src/project/EMSESPtypes.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export interface EMSESPSettings {
   syslog_level: number;
   syslog_mark_interval: number;
   syslog_host: string;
+  syslog_port: number;
   master_thermostat: number;
   shower_timer: boolean;
   shower_alert: boolean;
diff --git a/lib_standalone/ESP8266React.h b/lib_standalone/ESP8266React.h
index 07e949532..cf30a2a41 100644
--- a/lib_standalone/ESP8266React.h
+++ b/lib_standalone/ESP8266React.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class DummySettings {
     int8_t   syslog_level         = 3; // uuid::log::Level
     uint32_t syslog_mark_interval = 0;
     String   syslog_host          = "192.168.1.4";
+    uint16_t syslog_port          = 514;
     uint8_t  master_thermostat    = 0;
     bool     shower_timer         = true;
     bool     shower_alert         = false;
diff --git a/src/WebSettingsService.cpp b/src/WebSettingsService.cpp
index be60557e7..a8cea8de2 100644
--- a/src/WebSettingsService.cpp
+++ b/src/WebSettingsService.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ void WebSettings::read(WebSettings & settings, JsonObject & root) {
     root["trace_raw"]            = settings.trace_raw;
     root["syslog_mark_interval"] = settings.syslog_mark_interval;
     root["syslog_host"]          = settings.syslog_host;
+    root["syslog_port"]          = settings.syslog_port;
     root["master_thermostat"]    = settings.master_thermostat;
     root["shower_timer"]         = settings.shower_timer;
     root["shower_alert"]         = settings.shower_alert;
@@ -73,9 +74,10 @@ StateUpdateResult WebSettings::update(JsonObject & root, WebSettings & settings)
     settings.syslog_level         = root["syslog_level"] | EMSESP_DEFAULT_SYSLOG_LEVEL;
     settings.syslog_mark_interval = root["syslog_mark_interval"] | EMSESP_DEFAULT_SYSLOG_MARK_INTERVAL;
     settings.syslog_host          = root["syslog_host"] | EMSESP_DEFAULT_SYSLOG_HOST;
+    settings.syslog_port          = root["syslog_port"] | EMSESP_DEFAULT_SYSLOG_PORT;
     settings.trace_raw            = root["trace_raw"] | EMSESP_DEFAULT_TRACELOG_RAW;
     EMSESP::trace_raw(settings.trace_raw);
-    snprintf_P(&crc_after[0], crc_after.capacity() + 1, PSTR("%d%d%d%s"), settings.syslog_enabled, settings.syslog_level, settings.syslog_mark_interval, settings.syslog_host.c_str());
+    snprintf_P(&crc_after[0], crc_after.capacity() + 1, PSTR("%d%d%d%d%s"), settings.syslog_enabled, settings.syslog_level, settings.syslog_mark_interval, settings.syslog_port, settings.syslog_host.c_str());
     if (crc_before != crc_after) {
         add_flags(ChangeFlags::SYSLOG);
     }
diff --git a/src/WebSettingsService.h b/src/WebSettingsService.h
index 2898ca2c1..67a17b2bf 100644
--- a/src/WebSettingsService.h
+++ b/src/WebSettingsService.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #define EMSESP_DEFAULT_SYSLOG_LEVEL 3 // ERR
 #define EMSESP_DEFAULT_SYSLOG_MARK_INTERVAL 0
 #define EMSESP_DEFAULT_SYSLOG_HOST ""
+#define EMSESP_DEFAULT_SYSLOG_PORT 514
 #define EMSESP_DEFAULT_TRACELOG_RAW false
 #define EMSESP_DEFAULT_MASTER_THERMOSTAT 0 // not set
 #define EMSESP_DEFAULT_SHOWER_TIMER false
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ class WebSettings {
     int8_t   syslog_level; // uuid::log::Level
     uint32_t syslog_mark_interval;
     String   syslog_host;
+    uint16_t syslog_port;
     bool     trace_raw;
     uint8_t  rx_gpio;
     uint8_t  tx_gpio;
diff --git a/src/emsdevice.cpp b/src/emsdevice.cpp
index 81c4ce5f5..3157a3455 100644
--- a/src/emsdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/emsdevice.cpp
@@ -699,11 +699,6 @@ bool EMSdevice::generate_values_json(JsonObject & root, const uint8_t tag_filter
         }
     }
 
-    // for debugging
-    // char dump[2000];
-    // serializeJson(root, dump);
-    // EMSESP::logger().info(F("**json root: %s"), dump);
-
     return has_value;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/locale_EN.h b/src/locale_EN.h
index 805ec1513..7f66ad289 100644
--- a/src/locale_EN.h
+++ b/src/locale_EN.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ MAKE_PSTR_WORD(unknown)
 MAKE_PSTR(EMSESP, "EMS-ESP")
 MAKE_PSTR(master_thermostat_fmt, "Master Thermostat Device ID = %s")
 MAKE_PSTR(host_fmt, "Host = %s")
+MAKE_PSTR(port_fmt, "Post = %d")
 MAKE_PSTR(hostname_fmt, "Hostname = %s")
 MAKE_PSTR(mark_interval_fmt, "Mark interval = %lus")
 MAKE_PSTR(wifi_ssid_fmt, "WiFi SSID = %s")
diff --git a/src/system.cpp b/src/system.cpp
index 4c2608b93..e0fd53fce 100644
--- a/src/system.cpp
+++ b/src/system.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void System::syslog_init(bool refresh) {
     syslog_.start();
     syslog_.log_level((uuid::log::Level)syslog_level_);
     syslog_.mark_interval(syslog_mark_interval_);
-    syslog_.destination(addr);
+    syslog_.destination(addr, syslog_port_);
     syslog_.hostname(hostname_.c_str());
 
     EMSESP::logger().info(F("Syslog started"));
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ void System::get_settings() {
         syslog_level_         = settings.syslog_level;
         syslog_mark_interval_ = settings.syslog_mark_interval;
         syslog_host_          = settings.syslog_host;
+        syslog_port_          = settings.syslog_port;
 
         // LED
         hide_led_ = settings.hide_led;
@@ -194,10 +195,10 @@ void System::wifi_tweak() {
     // WIFI_POWER_5dBm = 20,// 5dBm
     // WIFI_POWER_2dBm = 8,// 2dBm
     // WIFI_POWER_MINUS_1dBm = -4// -1dBm
-    wifi_power_t p1  = WiFi.getTxPower();
-    (void) WiFi.setTxPower(WIFI_POWER_19_5dBm);
-    wifi_power_t p2  = WiFi.getTxPower();
-    bool         s1  = WiFi.getSleep();
+    wifi_power_t p1 = WiFi.getTxPower();
+    (void)WiFi.setTxPower(WIFI_POWER_19_5dBm);
+    wifi_power_t p2 = WiFi.getTxPower();
+    bool         s1 = WiFi.getSleep();
     WiFi.setSleep(false); // turn off sleep - WIFI_PS_NONE
     bool s2 = WiFi.getSleep();
     LOG_INFO(F("Adjusting Wifi - Tx power %d->%d, Sleep %d->%d"), p1, p2, s1, s2);
@@ -683,6 +684,8 @@ void System::show_system(uuid::console::Shell & shell) {
         shell.print(F(" "));
         shell.printfln(F_(host_fmt), !syslog_host_.isEmpty() ? syslog_host_.c_str() : uuid::read_flash_string(F_(unset)).c_str());
         shell.print(F(" "));
+        shell.printfln(F_(port_fmt), syslog_port_);
+        shell.print(F(" "));
         shell.printfln(F_(log_level_fmt), uuid::log::format_level_lowercase(static_cast<uuid::log::Level>(syslog_level_)));
         shell.print(F(" "));
         shell.printfln(F_(mark_interval_fmt), syslog_mark_interval_);
@@ -919,6 +922,7 @@ bool System::command_settings(const char * value, const int8_t id, JsonObject &
         node["syslog_level"]         = settings.syslog_level;
         node["syslog_mark_interval"] = settings.syslog_mark_interval;
         node["syslog_host"]          = settings.syslog_host;
+        node["syslog_port"]          = settings.syslog_port;
         node["master_thermostat"]    = settings.master_thermostat;
         node["shower_timer"]         = settings.shower_timer;
         node["shower_alert"]         = settings.shower_alert;
diff --git a/src/system.h b/src/system.h
index 730bb4eef..7d6ec4c89 100644
--- a/src/system.h
+++ b/src/system.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ class System {
     int8_t      syslog_level_;
     uint32_t    syslog_mark_interval_;
     String      syslog_host_;
+    uint16_t    syslog_port_;
 };
 
 } // namespace emsesp